Sally Thomson

Director and producer, also writer

Works as: Director and producer, also writer
Titles: 6 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Sally Thomson's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight

Ideas

57%

Survival

32%

Bonds

6%

Society

5%

Nature4 Survival3

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

3

Warm

3

Joyful

2

Hopeful

1

How their films linger

Hopeful3 Thought-provoking2 Rousing2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sally Thomson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

BBC Select1 title, show their title on BBC Select

Subscription and free streaming for Sally Thomson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

13 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

Incredible Animal Journeys(2023)
Show Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Life in Colour(2021)
Show 1 episode · Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon(2018)
Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Life In The Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Director · Producer
Fabulous Frogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Director · Producer
Attenborough's Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Producer
Attenborough and the Giant Egg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Director · Producer
Madagascar(2011)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Lost World of Red Robbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Producer
Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Director
Death By... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 1 episode · Director
Natural World(1983)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Nature(1982)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1982 to 2021.

Highest rated

Madagascar (2011)

Midcredits 98^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing10 of 12 · 94^thProducing8 of 12

12 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Sally Thomson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sally Thomson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Attenborough shares the most, 3.